The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-04
PIOUs PARKER.

He worships While He Eats-Mrs. Beechcr
Not Allowed to Interrupt His Prayer.
Brooklyn Eagle.
When DIR. Parker returns TO this part of the
country he will not stop at the Hotel St George,
as he seems to have intended Last Sunday
Major Pond visited the hotel and intimated that
DIR. Parker would require his suite OF rooms
this week. His words were heard with DIS
NAV which spread with the rumor from the
kitchen to the chambermad on the highest bat
Element Yesterday the servants were greatly
relieved by the action of Captain Tun bridge d6s
formally notified the Rev. 5. B. Halliday that
there was no suite of rooms in the hotel whichs
he could offer to DIR. and MRS. Parker he alSot
wrote to Major Pond conveying the same IN
formation.
The truth of the matter is that the burly par
son is not wanted at the Hotel St George Hci
caused more sorrow and tribulation than he was
worth at his last visit. Another week of Parker
would have caused a revolt among the serv-
itors.
There are twentyssix walters in the hotel and
they all had a try at pleasing the Doctor.
Twenty-Five of them thanked heaven day and
night that he would have no more OF them De
has rough bullying manner with all who at
tend upon him and he has no regard tor
walters sensibiiltles.
The one unfortunate who did please Parker
Swiss named Auguste Iralnon Parker
broke his heart and after the London preacher
went away the waiter followed his example and
lost himself in the wilds of New York Augusts
is little man with little sandy whiskers and
mustache. He steps as softly as a cat, wears D
sincere smile and speaks French Parker
looked him over ana SAID ne WOui0 90
Now" he said graciously on the day wheff
Auguste first came to attend him. you must
dress suit and stand IN the corridor
outside my door / am not used to walters who
do not wear dress suits. When / want you
will clap my hands three times and on no ae-
count approach my door unless you hear tine
signal" Auguste'S face was oerspread With ms
most bewitching smile and then his long drawn
agony began. Parker took ave meals per days
breakfast at o'clock lunch at Y, dinner at D.
tea at and supper at IL Parker used up an
hour in the discussion of each meal and what
ever spare time he had was utilized IN the con.
sideration of improvements in the preparation
of the food. Auguste had to carry all these to
the cook sometimes in the form of furious NAM
dates sometimes gentle suggestions
Nothing suited Parker, neither the rooms, nor
tbe hotel nor the servants. nor food, nor the
country nor the city. nor churches, nor people,
and Auguste was used buffer between the'
great mans indignation and the universe when.
he might destory In the few days during1
which he waited on the Englishman he lost ten
hounds of his not excessive weight
When Parker went away Auguste was an
object of much interest to his fellows. They
had observed his patient obsequiousness wlthff
admiration and astonishment and now they
gathered to hear about his great reward
Auc11ste came among them in the big empty.
dining-hall He did not look at them. his eyes
were downcast and he bore paper IN his hand<
and was passing slowly through tneir rdnsS
The men looked at him with astonishment'
and then head-waiter Gibbs spoke up doubtfuiiy.
II suppose Parker did something handsome
Auguste?"
smiling mildly and speaking in very high Key
Zere, seei Exhibiting DIR. Parker's letter OF
recommendation He keef me ledderl Eat haf
to London come ket the seetuation and may "a
hat re honour ov Wait on heem"
Parker has his own way OF Just1fylng MS oe-
yotion to the table. An idea of his philosophy
in regard to this matter may be gain ed from 9
remark which he once made to a friend; MY
dear sir the Bible tells our bodies are the
temples of God. They demand sacrifices, and
we should offer to them cheerfully and decor
o1rslv not with haste. as though performing
some unpleasant task. but with ehaste tranqun-i
lily and holy calm. We should worship whlie
we eat
One evening at o'clock Mrs. Beecher called
on Dr. and Mrs. Parker and sent up her card
The reply that came down was: DR.. Parker
cannot possibly see Mrs. Beecher till O'CLOCK,
as he is engaged in private prayer Mrs.
Reerher gathered her skirts about her, shook5
the dust of the place off her feet and left the;
composed of amiability. She had happened To-
interrupt Parker's dinner. The phrase prlyaOe'
prayerT becomes luminous and truthful wheR
Parkers peculiar philosophy Is taken into ac-
count . =. -
Parker was very liberal in his Sacrifices
Dinner was his great meal and 1t generally pun
him in condition of gentle torpldlty Tor Two
hours after his encounter with IT. But nus
other meals were by no means to be sneeZed at.
Here is one of his suppers. eaten at Ill o'clock az
night in his rooms in the st. GEORGE IL Is an
average light meal for him:
Green turtle soup for SI-O0
Fried smelts for two !+OL
Porter house steak for two------.----- l-oS
I whole broied chicken A-ty
Ice cream for two --------------------------